Today we celebrate the birthday of Katerine Agudelo. Katerine oversees our Camilo Daza Help and Hope Center in Colombia. She also is our community organizer for selecting and opening new Centers. Thank God for workers such as Katerine who make it possible to expand the work of Andean aid in building … [Read more...]

Today we pray for little Valerie at our school Colegio Privado Juan Christiansen. Valerie is having trouble breathing. God we ask for your healing power for this little angel.
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On Tuesday August 25, 2015 our team was invited to tour the children's ministry at the Chapel Libertyville campus. DeeDee Estes, the Director of Children's Ministry, did a great job and provided many ideas for our school and Help and Hope Centers. Thank God for all our friends and colleagues here in … [Read more...]

On Monday August 24, 2015 we were invited to visit Faith Christian School in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Thank you Principal Craig Skrede and Administrative Assistant Barb Kampas for arranging this informative and uplifting time. The plans for our new Colegio Privado Juan Christiansen facility in … [Read more...]

Last week the school year began at Colegio Privado Juan Chrisitansen. I asked Marian Lisbeth Aguiar Fernandez to write her story of what this first day was like for a teacher. Her heartfelt response filled me with gratitude for the fine teachers we have at our school and how fortunate the students … [Read more...]

Colegio Privado Juan Christiansen (the John Christiansen Private School) opens for a new school year on September 14th. Teachers are already arriving preparing their classrooms and working on their lesson plans. We are also cleaning house and removing accumulated palm branches. One hundred eighty … [Read more...]

Pray for the people of Villa Bahareque. Many of the children who attend our Help and Hope Center there are Colombian and may be expelled across the border in the days to come. Prayers for their safety and may God protect them.
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Today we give thanks for the wonderful tour of the Chapel children's program provided by DeeDee Estes. Many wonderful ideas were exchanged which will help improve our school and Help and Hope Centers.
To God be the glory.
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VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN by Wayne Cramer

Road to Hope

Founded in 2003 by Susan and Wayne Cramer, Andean Aid is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides educational, physical, emotional, social and spiritual development assistance to at-risk children in the Andes mountain regions of Venezuela and Colombia through Help and Hope Centers established in collaboration with the local church. Guided by Biblical principals, Andean Aid assists children living largely in poverty in realizing their full potential, and in turn, positively impacting their families, their … More About Andean Aid

Watch Andean Aid In Action

Andean Aid took cameras along on a recent visit to the Help & Hope Centers. What an adventure it was! Watch the trailer of our new film, "Road to Hope," and contact us for ways to view the entire film.